French firm Kahn & Associes has successfully romanced JunZeJun into a strategic alliance. JunZeJun’s newly established relationship with Kahn may be the trigger for further French presence in the PRC.

This is JunZeJun’s first formal strategic alliance with an international firm.  “We have had strong working relationships with firms in Canada and the US before, but have never structured a formal alliance. Kahn is recommended by our foreign counsel, Bernard Flory, and we trust that it is a wise choice,” said Bi Xiuli, cross-border M&A partner at JunZeJun’s Beijing office.

The two firms have teamed up to work on Sino-French business matters. “We have witnessed an increasing amount of interest from our Chinese clients to venture into the French market. This alliance will provide local resources for our clients and is also our welcoming gesture towards cross-border interests into China,” added Bi.

Both firms believe that the partnership will help their clients benefit from local resources on international transactions. Considering the increasing amount of Chinese companies who are looking to penetrate the French market, JunZeJun says that this first alliance may be a sign of things to come.

To date, very few French firms have opted to undertake alliances in China. The French presence in China has long been dominated by Gide Loyrette Nouel, which, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, is one of the largest international firms in China

Kahn was established more than 20 years ago and is led by founding partner Andrew Kahn. Headquartered in Beijing, JunZeJun has over 240 lawyers in three domestic offices – Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.